The Davidowitz Museum of Aphoristics

The Davidowitz Museum of Aphoristics is a private literary and art museum; the first and only museum of briefly-expressed thoughts in the world. The museum was founded in 1977 by the aphorism writer Arkady Davidowitz and the artist Valentina Zolotykh, whose paintings illustrat for the authors's books.[1] The museum preserves the bohemian interior of the era of the real socialism of the 1970s. The museum's funds contain more than 50,000 items, including manuscripts and books, furniture and personal belongings of the writer, as well as paintings and sketches by Valentina and Anna Zolotykh. The museum is located in the old part of Voronezh, at number 73 along Sacco and Vanzetti street. The development of a virtual museum of aphoristics began in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The Davidowitz Museum of Aphoristics

Музей афористики Аркадия Давидовича
Established	1977
Location	Voronezh, Sacco and Vanzetti st. , 73